Introduction

To Hear and Obey

In this day and age there are many voices clamoring to be heard. Everyone has an answer and an opinion. But what if there were only one voice to be heard? Only one opinion? I along with other like minded people have been seeking, knocking and asking. For a surety there are two voices speaking in the world today. One voice is saying "take your life in your own hands as you see your own needs". The other voice is saying "give up your life, follow me, give me control of your life". The first voice mentioned here seems to be the most popular. So the obvious decision here is to hear the second voice "give up your life" and go with the minority. For with this voice if we follow will lead to a very narrow road. This road is not the scenic route either. Most maps will tell you that it doesn't even exist. In fact if you travel this path everyone around you will do everything in their power to get you off of it. I sincerely hope you have already made a decision to take this road, and since so few choose it may we see each other often in the fellowship on it. If you have not made this decision I pray that you would follow this journey. Shalom, Chris

Friday, June 25, 2010

Is it important to know our Creators name?

Is it important to speak the name of The Creator of the heaven and earth? I could give my opinion or quote many other opinions. All of which still remain our opinions. I prefer to go to the scriptures for the answer.
As a messianic believer one of the first things I heard is what is called "The Aaronic blessing". This appears in Numbers chapter 6, it is as follows in the english.
22 And the lord said unto moses
23 speak unto Aaron and his sons, saying in this way shall you bless the children of Israel, you shall say unto them.
24 May the lord bless you and keep you
25 May the lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
26 May the lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you His peace.
27 So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel and I will bless them.
So here we see how we are commanded to bless the children of Israel and that His name is to be put upon them in this way. But there is a problem here. The lord is a title not a name. It can not be replaced with adonai or Hashem or any other name. He says to put my name upon them.
Here is how it reads in the original hebrew.(transliteration)
24 Yvarekh'kha YHWH v'yeeshm'rekha
25 Ya'ayr YHWH panav 'aylekha veekhoonekha
26 Yeesa YHWH panav 'alekha v'yasaym l kha
Shalom.
Here in the original text is the name we are to use. Not my opinion but exactly what scripture says we are to do. So if a man says that you are not allowed to use this name because it is to holy, my answer is " I choose to fear and dread YHWH alone and not men". (quoted from Isaiah)
So from now on I will only be using His name as He chose to give it in His Word.
22 and YHWH spoke unto Moshe saying,
23 speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying in this way you shall bless the children of Y'israel, you shall say unto them
24 YHWH bless you and keep you
25 YHWH make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
26 YHWH lift up His countenance upon you and give you His Shalom
27 So shall they put My name upon the chidren of Y'israel, and I will bless them.
And it is with that blessing that I say Shalom to you brothers and sisters. Chris
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